Reader recommendation: The Net Delusion

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By
Linda Knowlton, Fort Collins, Colo. /
April 18, 2011

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Think that cybertechnology and social media are unalloyed forces for freedom and democracy around the world? Think again! In The Net Delusion, Evgeny Morozov shows that they're much more likely to hinder than help, much more likely to lead to repression and misinformation, and very easily manipulated by authoritarian governments.